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Re: Newbie w/questions

Posted by Captin Cannuck on December 12, 2007 at 12:27:46:

In Reply to: Newbie w/questions posted by chazbaz on December 06, 2007 at 13:25:45:

Dear chazbaz,

1. In response to your first question, yes, weight loss WILL DEFINITELY help you. Dr. Dong, specialist in sleep medicine Univ. of British Columbia has put together case studies of people who have lost weight. You can see the dramatic differences of what happened to the gentleman's airway at 125 kilos as taken before weight loss and 105 kilos. His airway is about twice in diameter.

See this site:
http://www.sleep-breathing.bc.ca/effects.htm

I have read much on weight loss. Many studies find that about 10 percent drop in weight translates to about 25% drop in AHI. Some studies find even more. Every single study says that weight loss goes a long way to helping people manage sleep apnea.

The way to go is a combination of CPAP + weight loss. CPAP will give you the energy to hit the gym. Then you lose the weight. The two work together synergistically and in tandem.

If you want to lose weight, try a combination of weight resistance activities (weight training) plus aerobic activity (like jogging). Start out gradually. Even if you start walking for a few months, you can gradually increase tempo. Confucious said "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".

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